The graphic novel/comic book miniseries, The Damned, has been described as a cross between “Hellblazer and The Untouchables.” Relative newcomer David DiGilio (8 Below) will adapt the screenplay for DreamWorks. From the minds of Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt, The Damned is notable for being set in the prohibition-era of American crime and follows an L.A. detective who “discovers that a new gang with supernatural ties has infiltrated the city.”Husband and wife producing team Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald (Sweeney Todd, The Lookout) will produce.
Publisher Oni Press is on a bit of a roll. Not only is the company’s Scott Pilgrim title going to the big screen via Universal [...]